Hi everyone!
I thought that it would be a great idea to start a training thread for my shop. In this thread, you can either apply to be a teacher or a student. All teachers will post lessons and challenges at least once every week. Even if you are not a member of my shop, you can still join! Just comment what course you want to take if you want to become a student.

Courses:

General Art*
Learn basic tips and tricks that can help you with any type of art.

Pixel Art
What to learn how to create emojis, or just want to created cool pixelated things? Then this course is for you.

Logos*
Learn how to create a cool stylish logo for you or a friend.

Signatures
Get tips from the best signature creators on how to create your very own signature.

Sprites
Learn how to create amazing sprites and characters to use in your projects.

*Recommended for beginners

If you would like to join as a teacher, fill out the form below.

Application Form:

Name:
How active are you?:
What type of art can you do?:
What would you teach?:
Example of your work:
Are you following the discussion?:
Anything else?:

Current Tutors
ProfessorMarshmallow
Teaches General Art, Pixel Art, Logos, Signatures and Sprites.
Coder11000
Teaches General Art and Pixel Art.
MegaByteCorporations
Teaches General Art, Pixel Art and Signatures.
aleynesansonnet
Teaches Sprites and Logos.
spottedwoodpecker11
Teaches General Art, Logos, and Sprites.

List of Lessons:
General Art
Lesson 1

Pixel Art
Lesson 1
Lesson 2

Sprites
Syllabus
Lesson 1

Visit our main thread at this link.

Could I take pixel art? Also:
Name: Coder11000
How active are you?: 9/10
What type of art can you do?: Vector
What would you teach?: Character design or general art.
Example of your work: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/69499466/
Anything else?: No.

Coder11000 wrote:

Could I take pixel art? Also:
Name: Coder11000
How active are you?: 9/10
What type of art can you do?: Vector
What would you teach?: Character design or general art.
Example of your work: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/69499466/
Anything else?: No.

Accepted! Just so you know, character design also has a bit of writing involved.

I will post your first pixel art lesson soon.

Random comment, accidently posted!

mattsmithdw2 wrote:

Random comment, accidently posted!

Ok.

ProfessorMarshmallow wrote:

Coder11000 wrote:

Could I take pixel art? Also:
Name: Coder11000
How active are you?: 9/10
What type of art can you do?: Vector
What would you teach?: Character design or general art.
Example of your work: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/69499466/
Anything else?: No.

Accepted! Just so you know, character design also has a bit of writing involved.

I will post your first pixel art lesson soon.

Great, thanks.

Pixel Art - Lesson 1

Program
First of all, you’ll need a program to draw in. Almost any program should be ok, even the scratch editor works! In these lessons, I will be using the scratch editor.

Setting Up
Before you start, you’ll first need to zoom in all the way and go to bitmap mode. Next, select the smallest pen size.

Starting
1 - Pick any darkish color that you want to use for an outline of a shape. I usually use black, but it is up to you.
2 - Start drawing your outline by using the pen tool. Remember to go pixel by pixel, don’t draw normally or your pixel art will look like bitmap.
3 - Find a color and use the fill tool to make your shape is completely filled in.
4 - Now you need to add detail. For example, if you were doing a emoji, you might do a mouth and eyes. Remember, go pixel by pixel.

Assignment
Your assignment is to create a simple piece of pixel art. If you don’t have any ideas, try to do some of the ones below.
- Emoji
- Flower
- Gemstone
- Cup of Coffee
- Sun

If you have any other questions, just ask!

Lesson 1:
How's this?

Coder11000 wrote:

Lesson 1:
How's this?

I like it! One one suggestion would be to try and make the face more circular.

Your next lesson should be released soon.

ProfessorMarshmallow wrote:

Coder11000 wrote:

Lesson 1:
How's this?

I like it! One one suggestion would be to try and make the face more circular.

Your next lesson should be released soon.

Ok! How's this? (Sorry that it doesn't have the circle around it, I can change that)

Coder11000 wrote:

ProfessorMarshmallow wrote:

Coder11000 wrote:

Lesson 1:
How's this?

I like it! One one suggestion would be to try and make the face more circular.

Your next lesson should be released soon.

Ok! How's this? (Sorry that it doesn't have the circle around it, I can change that)

I like it! But remember to go pixel by pixel.

ProfessorMarshmallow wrote:

Coder11000 wrote:

ProfessorMarshmallow wrote:

Coder11000 wrote:

Lesson 1:
How's this?

I like it! One one suggestion would be to try and make the face more circular.

Your next lesson should be released soon.

Ok! How's this? (Sorry that it doesn't have the circle around it, I can change that)

I like it! But remember to go pixel by pixel.

Oh, that's right. I'll try making another one right now.

How's this?

Coder11000 wrote:

How's this?

I really like that one!

I have the second lesson done. Do you want me to post it now, or sometime later?

ProfessorMarshmallow wrote:

Coder11000 wrote:

How's this?

I really like that one!

I have the second lesson done. Do you want me to post it now, or sometime later?

Thanks! You can post it now!

Pixel Art - Lesson 2

Have you ever noticed that the scratch emojis are slightly darker on one side? This is called shading. In this lesson you will learn all about how to shade.

Starting
1 - Get your art that you made in the last lesson. This will be the emoji that you will be shading in this lesson.
2 - Make sure that your background color is a brightish color such as yellow or lime. This will make the shading easier. If your art is not a light color, you can easily recolor it.
3 - Find a color that is a darker then you background color. For example, if you were using lime, you would use green.
4 - Now you need to draw a line that goes along one side (usually the right) of your art. See my example below.

5 - Make another line that is a tiny bit lighter next to the line you made before.
6 - Continue with this pattern untill you get to about one third of your picture. If you don’t like how it turned out, try experimenting with different colors and lines.

Assignment
Your assignment is to shade you pixel art you created previously and create a pixel art flower to shade.

Tell me if you have any questions!

ProfessorMarshmallow wrote:

Pixel Art - Lesson 2

Have you ever noticed that the scratch emojis are slightly darker on one side? This is called shading. In this lesson you will learn all about how to shade.

Starting
1 - Get your emoji that you made in the last lesson. This will be the emoji that you will be shading in this lesson.
2 - Make sure that your background color is a brightish color such as yellow or lime. This will make the shading easier. If your art is not a light color, you can easily recolor it.
3 - Find a color that is a darker then you background color. For example, if you were using lime, you would use green.
4 - Now you need to draw a line that goes along one side (usually the right) of your art. See my example below.

5 - Make another line that is a tiny bit lighter next to the line you made before.
6 - Continue with this pattern untill you get to about one third of your picture. If you don’t like how it turned out, try experimenting with different colors and lines.

Assignment
Your assignment is to shade you pixel art you created previously and create a pixel art flower to shade.

Tell me if you have any questions!

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Coder11000 wrote:

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Awesome!

For you face, I would try shading it a bit more.

For the flower, try making it a bit bigger. It was kindof hard to see the details.

ProfessorMarshmallow wrote:

Coder11000 wrote:

and

Awesome!

For you face, I would try shading it a bit more.

For the flower, try making it a bit bigger. It was kindof hard to see the details.

Ok!

Coder11000 wrote:

ProfessorMarshmallow wrote:

Coder11000 wrote:

and

Awesome!

For you face, I would try shading it a bit more.

For the flower, try making it a bit bigger. It was kindof hard to see the details.

Ok!

I'll release the next lessons tomorrow.